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Michel Lamontagne at 18:34, 22 February 2023

2023-02-22T18:34:21Z

RichardWSmith: Described testing at Boca Chica.

2021-04-20T08:56:03Z

Described testing at Boca Chica.

Michel Lamontagne at 22:44, 28 December 2019

2019-12-28T22:44:23Z

Sdubois: Typo correction

2019-07-03T22:11:42Z

Typo correction

Michel Lamontagne at 16:42, 27 May 2019

2019-05-27T16:42:17Z

Michel Lamontagne at 15:06, 28 April 2019

2019-04-28T15:06:43Z

Michel Lamontagne at 17:09, 6 April 2019

2019-04-06T17:09:19Z

Jburk at 07:07, 18 December 2018

2018-12-18T07:07:58Z

Bartacus at 19:45, 14 December 2017

2017-12-14T19:45:01Z

Bartacus: Added content: SpaceX BFR

2017-12-14T19:17:54Z

Added content: SpaceX BFR

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The BFR (acronym for "Big F---ing Rocket") is a two-stage super-heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by [[SpaceX]]. First unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2016, the BFR was originally presented as having a 12-meter-diameter core, a gross liftoff mass of 10,500 metric tonnes, and an overall height of 122 meters.[http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CtYk9RZUIAAU7lT.jpg] At the 2017 IAC, Musk revealed a somewhat smaller version of the BFS, with a 9-meter diameter and a height of 106 meters. Whatever its eventual configuration, the BFR would be powered by SpaceX's Raptor engine, currently in development.

While Musk suggested that the BFR could be used for point-to-point launch services on Earth, the massive rocket was originally positioned as the core portion of an Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) to Mars. The mission profile for BFR would comprise a first launch of the core stage and crewed upper stage to low-Earth orbit. The first stage would return to the launch site, have a tanker spacecraft placed on top, and then relaunch to rendezvous with and refuel the ITS spacecraft, which would then accelerate toward Mars. Upon reaching Mars, the ITS would use a combination of rocket thrust and aerobraking to decelerate and then soft-land vertically, tail-first on the surface.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qo78R_yYFA&feature=youtu.be]

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	The Dear Moon project was unveiled in late 2018 as a trip around the moon using the BFR technology. It would also serve as a precursor/test mission for the eventual Mars trips.		The Dear Moon project was unveiled in late 2018 as a trip around the moon using the BFR technology. It would also serve as a precursor/test mission for the eventual Mars trips.

−	~~As of April 2021, the~~ Starship Launch System is being actively tested near the village of Boca Chica Texas on the gulf coast near Mexico. It has flown to 12 km, glided back down in the 'belly flop' configuration~~, but has not as yet~~ landed ~~without exploding~~.	+	The Starship Launch System is being actively tested near the village of Boca Chica Texas on the gulf coast near Mexico. It has flown to 12 km, glided back down in the 'belly flop' configuration and landed. A first launch of both stages is planned for march or april 2023.
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~[[Category:Exploration Transport Systems]]~~
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 The Dear Moon project was unveiled in late 2018 as a trip around the moon using the BFR technology.  It would also serve as a precursor/test mission for the eventual Mars trips.
 ==References==
 [[Category:Exploration Transport Systems]]
 <references />

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 The BFR (acronym for "Big F---ing Rocket", and now "Big Falcon Rocket") is a two-stage super-heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by [[SpaceX]]. First unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2016, the BFR was originally presented as having a 12-meter-diameter core, a gross liftoff mass of 10,500 metric tonnes, and an overall height of 122 meters.[http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CtYk9RZUIAAU7lT.jpg] At the 2017 IAC, Musk revealed a somewhat smaller version of the BFS, with a 9-meter diameter and a height of 106 meters. Whatever its eventual configuration, the BFR would be powered by SpaceX's cryogenic methane Raptor engine, currently in development.
 While Musk suggested that the BFR could be used for point-to-point launch services on Earth, the massive rocket was originally positioned as the core portion of an Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) to Mars. The mission profile for BFR would comprise a first launch of the [[booster]] stage and crewed upper stage to low-Earth orbit. The first stage would return to the launch site, have a tanker spacecraft placed on top, and then relaunch to rendezvous with and refuel the ITS spacecraft.  Up to six refueling flight would be required to fill up the Spaceship fuel tanks, which would then accelerate toward Mars. ITS' outbound velocity would be 100,800 kph. En route, the spacecraft would be powered by solar arrays capable of generating up to 200 kW of power. Upon reaching Mars, the ITS would use a combination of aerobraking and rocket thrust to decelerate and [[Landing large payloads on the Martian surface|soft-land vertically]], tail-first on the surface.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qo78R_yYFA&feature=youtu.be] The use of methane on the Raptor indicates that SpaceX hopes to use Mars-produced methane for refueling and the return flight via the [[Sabatier process]].
-[[Booster]], or Falcon Super Heavy, is the first stage of the system.
+[[Booster]], or Super Heavy, is the first stage of the system.
 [[Starship]] is the second stage.

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 While Musk suggested that the BFR could be used for point-to-point launch services on Earth, the massive rocket was originally positioned as the core portion of an Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) to Mars. The mission profile for BFR would comprise a first launch of the [[booster]] stage and crewed upper stage to low-Earth orbit. The first stage would return to the launch site, have a tanker spacecraft placed on top, and then relaunch to rendezvous with and refuel the ITS spacecraft.  Up to six refueling flight would be required to fill up the Spaceship fuel tanks, which would then accelerate toward Mars. ITS' outbound velocity would be 100,800 kph. En route, the spacecraft would be powered by solar arrays capable of generating up to 200 kW of power. Upon reaching Mars, the ITS would use a combination of aerobraking and rocket thrust to decelerate and [[Landing large payloads on the Martian surface|soft-land vertically]], tail-first on the surface.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qo78R_yYFA&feature=youtu.be] The use of methane on the Raptor indicates that SpaceX hopes to use Mars-produced methane for refueling and the return flight via the [[Sabatier process]].
-[[Booster]], or Falcon Super Heavy, is the fist stage of the system.
+[[Booster]], or Falcon Super Heavy, is the first stage of the system.
 [[Starship]] is the second stage.
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 A subsequent SpaceX video depicted the BFR as providing nonstop transportation from New York to Shanghai in 39 minutes and "Anywhere on Earth in under an hour."<ref>SpaceX. "BFR | Earth to Earth," ''YouTube.com,'' September 28, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0. </ref>
-The Dear Moon project was unveiled in late 2018 as a trip around the moon using the BFR technology.  It would also serve as a precusor/test mission for the eventual Mars trips.
+The Dear Moon project was unveiled in late 2018 as a trip around the moon using the BFR technology.  It would also serve as a precursor/test mission for the eventual Mars trips.
 ==References==
 [[Category:Exploration Transport Systems]]
 <references />

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-The BFR (acronym for "Big F---ing Rocket") is a two-stage super-heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by [[SpaceX]]. First unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2016, the BFR was originally presented as having a 12-meter-diameter core, a gross liftoff mass of 10,500 metric tonnes, and an overall height of 122 meters.[http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CtYk9RZUIAAU7lT.jpg] At the 2017 IAC, Musk revealed a somewhat smaller version of the BFS, with a 9-meter diameter and a height of 106 meters. Whatever its eventual configuration, the BFR would be powered by SpaceX's cryogenic methane Raptor engine, currently in development.
+The BFR (acronym for "Big F---ing Rocket", and now "Big Falcon Rocket") is a two-stage super-heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by [[SpaceX]]. First unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2016, the BFR was originally presented as having a 12-meter-diameter core, a gross liftoff mass of 10,500 metric tonnes, and an overall height of 122 meters.[http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CtYk9RZUIAAU7lT.jpg] At the 2017 IAC, Musk revealed a somewhat smaller version of the BFS, with a 9-meter diameter and a height of 106 meters. Whatever its eventual configuration, the BFR would be powered by SpaceX's cryogenic methane Raptor engine, currently in development.
 While Musk suggested that the BFR could be used for point-to-point launch services on Earth, the massive rocket was originally positioned as the core portion of an Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) to Mars. The mission profile for BFR would comprise a first launch of the [[booster]] stage and crewed upper stage to low-Earth orbit. The first stage would return to the launch site, have a tanker spacecraft placed on top, and then relaunch to rendezvous with and refuel the ITS spacecraft.  Up to six refueling flight would be required to fill up the Spaceship fuel tanks, which would then accelerate toward Mars. ITS' outbound velocity would be 100,800 kph. En route, the spacecraft would be powered by solar arrays capable of generating up to 200 kW of power. Upon reaching Mars, the ITS would use a combination of aerobraking and rocket thrust to decelerate and [[Landing large payloads on the Martian surface|soft-land vertically]], tail-first on the surface.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qo78R_yYFA&feature=youtu.be] The use of methane on the Raptor indicates that SpaceX hopes to use Mars-produced methane for refueling and the return flight via the [[Sabatier process]].
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 The Dear Moon project was unveiled in late 2018 as a trip around the moon using the BFR technology.  It would also serve as a precusor/test mission for the eventual Mars trips.
-== References ==
+==References==
 [[Category:Exploration Transport Systems]]
 <references />

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	A subsequent SpaceX video depicted the BFR as providing nonstop transportation from New York to Shanghai in 39 minutes and "Anywhere on Earth in under an hour."<ref>SpaceX. "BFR \| Earth to Earth," ''YouTube.com,'' September 28, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0. </ref>		A subsequent SpaceX video depicted the BFR as providing nonstop transportation from New York to Shanghai in 39 minutes and "Anywhere on Earth in under an hour."<ref>SpaceX. "BFR \| Earth to Earth," ''YouTube.com,'' September 28, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0. </ref>
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−	The BFR (acronym for "Big F---ing Rocket") is a two-stage super-heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by [[SpaceX]]. First unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2016, the BFR was originally presented as having a 12-meter-diameter core, a gross liftoff mass of 10,500 metric tonnes, and an overall height of 122 meters.[http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CtYk9RZUIAAU7lT.jpg] At the 2017 IAC, Musk revealed a somewhat smaller version of the BFS, with a 9-meter diameter and a height of 106 meters. Whatever its eventual configuration, the BFR would be powered by SpaceX's Raptor engine, currently in development.	+	The BFR (acronym for "Big F---ing Rocket") is a two-stage super-heavy-lift launch vehicle being developed by [[SpaceX]]. First unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in 2016, the BFR was originally presented as having a 12-meter-diameter core, a gross liftoff mass of 10,500 metric tonnes, and an overall height of 122 meters.[http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/CtYk9RZUIAAU7lT.jpg] At the 2017 IAC, Musk revealed a somewhat smaller version of the BFS, with a 9-meter diameter and a height of 106 meters. Whatever its eventual configuration, the BFR would be powered by SpaceX's cryogenic methane Raptor engine, currently in development.

−	While Musk suggested that the BFR could be used for point-to-point launch services on Earth, the massive rocket was originally positioned as the core portion of an Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) to Mars. The mission profile for BFR would comprise a first launch of the core stage and crewed upper stage to low-Earth orbit. The first stage would return to the launch site, have a tanker spacecraft placed on top, and then relaunch to rendezvous with and refuel the ITS spacecraft, which would then accelerate toward Mars. Upon reaching Mars, the ITS would use a combination of rocket thrust ~~and aerobraking~~ to decelerate and ~~then~~ soft-land vertically, tail-first on the surface.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qo78R_yYFA&feature=youtu.be]	+	While Musk suggested that the BFR could be used for point-to-point launch services on Earth, the massive rocket was originally positioned as the core portion of an Interplanetary Transport System (ITS) to Mars. The mission profile for BFR would comprise a first launch of the core stage and crewed upper stage to low-Earth orbit. The first stage would return to the launch site, have a tanker spacecraft placed on top, and then relaunch to rendezvous with and refuel the ITS spacecraft, which would then accelerate toward Mars. ITS' outbound velocity would be 100,800 kph. En route, the spacecraft would be powered by solar arrays capable of generating up to 200 kW of power. Upon reaching Mars, the ITS would use a combination of aerobraking and rocket thrust to decelerate and soft-land vertically, tail-first on the surface.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qo78R_yYFA&feature=youtu.be] The use of methane on the Raptor indicates that SpaceX hopes to use Mars-produced methane via
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		+	A subsequent SpaceX video depicted the BFR as providing nonstop transportation from New York to Shanghai in 39 minutes and "Anywhere on Earth in under an hour."<ref>SpaceX. "BFR \| Earth to Earth," ''YouTube.com,'' September 28, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0. </ref>